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House Music Festival Celebrates Chicago's Homegrown Genre
Clip: 6/23/2023 | 2mVideo has Closed Captions
The June 24 festival is presented in conjunction with Taste of Chicago Humboldt Park.
If you're a House head, Humboldt Park Boathouse is the place to be on Saturday, June 24, where DJs will be spinning the sounds and styles of the dance music genre from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
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Chicago Tonight: Black Voices is a local public television program presented by WTTW
Chicago Tonight: Black Voices
House Music Festival Celebrates Chicago's Homegrown Genre
Clip: 6/23/2023 | 2mVideo has Closed Captions
If you're a House head, Humboldt Park Boathouse is the place to be on Saturday, June 24, where DJs will be spinning the sounds and styles of the dance music genre from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
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>>> IT IS TIME TO TALK ABOUT CHICAGO'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE WORLD OF MUSIC.
THIS BOATHOUSE IS THE PLACE TO BE ON SATURDAY WHERE DJs WILL BE SPINNING THE STYLES FROM 11:00 TO 9:00, PRESENTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CHICAGO POP-UP.
ORGANIZERS SAY IT WILL BE AN HOMAGE TO OUR CITY'S HERITAGE.
>> IT SHOWS OUR CULTURAL HERITAGE IN THE CITY.
I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN CHICAGO.
PART OF OUR IDENTITY.
>> HOUSE IS A FEELING, A MOVEMENT, A CULTURE.
HOUSE IS A WAY OF LIFE.
IT COULD BE IN YOUR ADDRESS, STYLE, I DON'T KNOW, YOUR SWAG.
>> A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT STYLES OF HOUSE MUSIC.
WE TRY TO BRING IN DIFFERENT SUB GENRES.
>> I LIKE TO PLAY THE MUSIC.
I AM HOPING THAT EVERYBODY THAT IS HERE WILL LOVE IT AS MUCH AS I LOVE PLAYING IT.
HANDS IN THE AIR WITH SWEAT DRIPPING OFF OF YOU.
FALLING ON THE FLOOR BECAUSE YOU FEEL SOMETHING.
THAT VIBRATION BETWEEN THE DANCER AND THE PERSON PLAYING THE MUSIC.
>> A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE CURIOUS ABOUT HOUSE MUSIC TO EXPERIENCE IT.
OUTSIDE OF HIS NATURAL HABITAT, WHICH IS NIGHTLIFE.
BEAUTIFUL SETTINGS, ARTISTS AND FRIENDS, IT IS COMMUNITY.
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